Posted on 02/09/2021 5:10:46 PM PST by ebb tide
Phil Lawler at Catholic Culture gives us the latest example of the moral confusion of our Pope:
Last week, in his own address to the tribunal judges of the Roman Rota, Pope Francis observed that a marital union “cannot be extinguished in its entirety with the declaration of nullity” when there are children involved. The Church—the tribunal—must be mindful of the welfare of those children.
So far, so good. But now watch how the Pope illustrates his point:
… how can one explain to children that—for example—their mother, abandoned by their father and often not willing to establish another marriage bond, receives the Sunday Eucharist with them, while their father, cohabiting or awaiting the declaration of the nullity of the marriage, cannot participate in the Eucharistic table?
In this remarkable example, Pope Francis reveals his sympathies. The abandoned mother who is “not willing” to remarry—in other words, the woman who holds fast to her marital vow even at sacrifice to herself—is the villain of the piece. The father who remarries is the aggrieved party, who deserves extra pastoral attention.
The Pope suggests that the children will be troubled not because their father abandoned their mother (and presumably abandoned them, too), but because their father, who is now engaged in an illicit union, cannot receive the Eucharist. The Pontiff has enlisted these children as witnesses for his argument. But is their testimony reliable? More to the point, do these children exist? Good luck finding them.
Go here to read the rest. Heckuva job Conclave of 2013, heckuva job.
Ping
Even the pope uses “it’s for the children” excuse......
The Vatican under the command of Pope Francis is busy rebuking and supressing followers of the pre Vatican 2 liturgy form including the latin mass But when it comes to other forms of mono theistic beliefs such as the One World Abu Dhabi Movement. Francis refuses to say one word disclaiming and decrying what practice adherents of the Islam code Sharia not only claim, but truly believe that God has authorized them to do kill those who refuse to submit to their version of Gods will .
I was a Protestant for 59 years, so I feel qualified to opine that the Second Vatican Council was a protestant assembly and that much of the visible RCC at least in Europe and the US is a Protestant denomination.
“not willing to establish another marriage bond”
What? It’s the woman’s fault? The children now have an absent father. Most divorced, middle-aged mothers with kids at home do not find it easy to get a second husband. And that does not heal the would of the divorce after all.
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